HL Deb 12 November 1996 vol 575 c90WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have any information on why the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mrs. Tansu Ciller, has been making statements about the abolition of the death penalty and reductions in the permissible length of incommunicado detention in Turkey, when these matters fall within the responsibility of other Ministers.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

No. But we welcome the intentions announced and hope they will be implemented as soon as possible.